An unidentified gunman gunned down an Ahmadi doctor named Zaka-ur-Rehman in his dental clinic located in district Lala Musa of Gujrat on Saturday.
According to a press release, 53-year-old Dr. Zaka, who was also the office-bearer of the Ahmadiyya community, was present in his clinic when two unidentified men reached there on a motorbike. One of the attackers entered the clinic and fired bullets at Dr. Zaka. The bullets hit the Ahmadi doctor’s heart, stomach, and arm, due to which he died at the spot. The attackers managed to flee from the scene.
Dr. Zaka is survived by his wife, three daughters, and a son.
While strongly condemning the killing of Dr. Zaka, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan Spokesperson Amir Mehmood said that on June 8, 2024, two Ahmadis named Ghulam Sarwar and Rahat Ahmad Bajwa were killed in Mandi Bahauddin, and on March 4, 2024, another man named Tahir Iqbal was killed for being a member of the Ahmadi community.
He said that the hate mongering campaign against Ahmadis has intensified following bail granted to an Ahmadi man by the apex court. He said that even judges of superior courts are being targeted through this campaign. "Why is the government not taking any action against those running hatemongering campaigns against Ahmadis?” he questioned.
He urged the government to halt the discriminatory campaign against Ahamdis, adding that the killers of Dr. Zaka should be brought to justice.